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6 months agoInside the New Factory That Will Build DC's Metro Trains
Have you ever been bored on the Metro, glanced around, and noticed a little badge indicating where the car was actually built? Many of the DC Metro's current trains were constructed by Kawasaki in Lincoln, Nebraska. Some older ones-which you might still encounter-originated in the unlikely location of Pistoia, a medieval city in Tuscany. No Metro cars have ever been manufactured in the Washington area.